“Are you sure that you’re really going with me tomorrow? My dad is a kinda tough person on the outside, he might ask you questions and he looks scary” Liana blabbered, giving Brye reminders and information that he needs to know. He let out a small laugh, “I’m sure, and that’s natural, if I’d have a daughter someday, I’d do the same” he smiled while driving. “It gets too much sometimes but I’ll tell them someone’s tagging along so don’t worry” she smiled while looking outside the window. “Are they strict?” he asks her, taking a glance. “You’re curious about them?” Liana looks at him, turning her body to him. “Of course, I am, if you tell me, I’d tell you about mine too,” he tells her, smirking at her. Liana squints at him, “fine, my parents aren’t really very lovey with each other since then, we almost got broken for some reason but we still happened to be together, I don’t remember much from my childhood, all I could clearly remember is that we always go to a park and I’ll play, walk a
Bags from different stores were held by Brye and Liana as they walked down the corridor of their floor. “What time tomorrow?” he turns to her, “maybe we can go after lunch” Liana shrugs at him, stopping there, in front of her unit. “I’ll just knock, okay? Good night Brye, thank you for today” she smiles at him, holding the door handle. “Good night Liana” he gives back her smile before each of them entered their own units. She placed the bags down beside her table, grabbed a new set of clothes, and changed, Liana grabs her laptop before slumping down the bed. Liana: Good evening Ma, I’m bringing a friend tomorrow, he said he wanted to tag along so I let him Mom: It’s a guy? You never told us about him Liana: He’s just a friend Ma, he’s driving me there too, and he goes to the same university as mine She bites her bottom at the little lie that she made. Mom: Your block mate? Liana: Yes Ma, please tell everyone, we’ll be there by lunch, I’ll go to sleep early, good night I love
Summary “How about let’s get away?” he suddenly muttered beside me. A frown spread through my face while my head slowly, “adik ka ba? You want me to get killed by my parents Brye?” I laughed slightly at his remarks. He laughs as well with me, “why? It’s not like the first time you told them a white lie” he smirked, looking at me sideways from the seat. Both of them were inside his car, he gripped the wheel while the silence engulfed them and the only that they can hear is the soft tune of music from his phone. “Seryoso?” I ask him once again, tilting my head to him. “Hmm, that depends sayo, I’m just suggesting” he sing-song the last part, his lips curling into a smirk. A knowing smirk that tells her that he knows that she already agreed with him. Liana rolls her eyes, “you know that I’d say yes already, didn’t you?” she plainly stated to him, while Brye smiled. “what? I said I was suggesting, it’s a yes or no question, you always judge me too much” he playfully pouted his lips at he
“Tangina, dahilan nanaman, puro ka nalang dahilan, bakit ba hindi mo magaya –gaya yang ate mo, wala ka naming ginagawa dito sa bahay nato, walang dahilan kung bakit ka babagsak ng ganto” Celi’s father, who has been lecturing her for the past two hours. As much as it sounded impossible for a lecture to last that long, it is possible. “Putangina, lahat naman ng oras binibigay sayo tapos ganito parin grades mo? Tangina mo pinaglalaban mo pa yang course nayan, tapos hindi mo naman pala kaya, puro kalang yabang kupal ka” he paused, still seething with anger, while I sat down in front of him in silence. “Lumayas ka sa harapan ko, kung gusto mo yang pabukod-bukod bahala ka sa buhay mo” finally, I was able to stand up, my feet numb because of the hours I had to sit down. Upon entering my shared room with my sisters, my tears fell without me permitting. My sisters looked at me with worry, as well as my mother who waited for the sermon to be finished. I smiled at them with a strained laugh befor
The mall wasn’t far from the building. I even reached it by walking and I had a nice time, strolling around the place, trying to get used to the new space I just moved in. Since it was a Sunday, the mall was packed with people. From friends to families and even couples were enjoying their time around different shops and restaurants. I went straight to the department store, to the house decorations station where I strolled for quite the longest time, trying to find small and fitting ornaments to place around the house. While walking around, I felt my phone vibrate inside my pocket, making me take it out and answer the caller. “Hoy, hindi mo naman sinabi na umalis ka na pala, pumunta pa ako sa inyo gaga ka” I laugh at the sound of my friend, Luke. “Sorry, sorry, nakalimutan ko pala na pupunta ka today, nandito ako sa mall malapit sa building, pupunta ka pa rin ba?” I ask while proceeding to walk toward the nearest counter to pay for the things I choose. In the end, a few ornaments were
I looked at the back of the man who escorted me to my unit. “ Today’s a lot of surprises” he took a glance at me with a half smirk on his face. “So, you happen to be my new neighbor” he added before facing me, stopping in front of my door. I frowned at him in confusion. “I live at 720” he chuckled, my mouth hanging half open at his statement. He laughed more, “so my neighbor Liana, maybe I can borrow the book tomorrow? I’ll just knock and I’ll bring the book as well” he smiled before placing down the bags he offered to carry before striding toward his unit and opening the door. He opened it and looked back at me, gesturing for me to go in as well with a smile. And I did go inside, in a trance. I shook my head at the revelation before carrying the bags from the department store to my room and the ones from the supermarket to the kitchen. Half of the day was spent organizing the house. I cleaned the kitchen counter and placed the snacks and foods inside the cabinet, placing the drinks i
Brye looked at the small lady compared to him. Her height, and her physique, even though she is a grown woman already, she's small compared to those that he had seen. It was as if he was talking to a teenager who is still in their puberty phase if it was in terms of physique. He half smiled, “hmm, I’d suggest the usual that I’d take, that’s not on the menu but it’s what we’ll take” he smirks at Karlos before pulling the lady with him to a seat beside the wall. Brye watched her eyes wander around the places, looking at the frames that hung on the wall. Different pictures of the valued people the owner, Karlos, has placed, or the events from the past that he had taken an interest in. Soft music was playing in their background, “he’s your friend?” she finally asks something, muttering the words softly as if she was scared that Karlos will hear her. He laughs at her, “yeah, but he’s graduated already” he tells her, eyes landing on each other. She nods at him then falls into silence again.
“Gaga ang aga aga tapos nakakunot yung noo mo” Luke, who dropped by so early in the morning grins. “Alam mo dapat sana sinabi mo na pupunta ka pala kagabi pa, edi sana natulog ako ng maaga” I rolled my eyes at him while getting myself water from the fridge. “Eh, surprise nga e” he retorts, making me roll my eyes again at him. “Ano? Wala ka bang pakape jan?” he wandered around the kitchen, looking for something to eat. “Wala, I’m still about to buy an induction stove and other equipment” I tell him while I walk to the bathroom to freshen myself. “Ano bayan, may unit walang pangluto” he complains, while he tailed behind me. “Ano bayan, may cellphone pero walang load pangtext manlang” I answered him back, making him snort with a smile. “May pupuntahan ka?” I asked him while taking my wallet and phone. “Oo, may kikitain lang” he shrugged and I squint my eyes at him. “Weh, kikitain tapos sunod boyfriend mo na” I chuckle at him before I gestured him to go out. “Lilibre mo ko?” he grins, “hin